Acromycter atlanticus

Acromycter atlanticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Acromycter
Species: A. atlanticus
Binomial name
Acromycter atlanticus
Smith, 1989

Acromycter atlanticus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by David G. Smith in 1989.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). It dwells at a depth range of 503-640 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 29.5 centimetres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Acromycter atlanticus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Smith, D. G., 1989 [ref. 13285] [Various eel families] In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).
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